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# Professional Services Consultant

- **Company:** CaptivateIQ, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Artificial Intelligence, Spreadsheets, Software as a Service, Data Structures, Relational Databases, Netsuite, Object-Oriented Software Development, Salesforce.Com, SAP (Applications), SQL Databases, Web Applications, Database Tools and Utilities
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-professional-services-consultant-captivateiq-10259984

## About the Role

We're hiring a Senior Professional Services Consultant to join a growing team leading these implementations end-to-end. This is a client-facing role: you'll move fluidly between customer meetings and hands-on build work, owning the project timeline while managing customer expectations along the way. It's a strong fit for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys solving complex compensation problems, and wants the pace and ownership of a fast-moving, startup environment., * Background in sales compensation - as a consultant, or as an administrator/practitioner using a comp tool in-house.

 * 6+ years of experience as a consultant or implementation professional, with demonstrated project leadership (managing other consultants is not required).
 * Strong grasp of data modeling, formulas, and spreadsheet/database tools (Excel or similar); comfort with object-oriented and relational data concepts.
 * Excellent time management - able to move seamlessly between client meetings and hands-on build work, prioritizing across multiple engagements.
 * Friendly, obsessively customer-focused, and service-oriented, with strong problem-solving instincts.
 * Strong communication, analytical, and collaboration skills; comfortable working independently while knowing when to seek guidance.
 * A startup mindset - comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-changing environment, with a clear sense of why that environment is the right fit for you.
 * Background at a SaaS/technology company.
Nice to Have

 * SQL experience.
 * Experience with AI implementation.
 * Experience with CaptivateIQ or a competitor's sales compensation software (e.g., Xactly, Varicent, SAP Commissions).
 * Proficiency with CRMs (e.g., Salesforce) or ERPs (e.g., NetSuite).

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## Description

CaptivateIQ's Professional Services team partners with customers after the deal closes to bring their sales compensation programs to life inside CaptivateIQ - from business requirements and comp plan design through data structure, build-out, UAT, and go-live, before handing off to Customer Success., * Lead full-cycle CaptivateIQ implementations for customers - from business requirements documentation and comp plan design through data structure, build-out, configuration, UAT, and go-live.

 * Design system configurations that maximize modeling efficiency and repeatability for each customer's comp plan.
 * Own project timelines, prioritizing your own work and setting expectations with customers and internal stakeholders across multiple concurrent implementations.
 * Serve as the primary client-facing point of contact throughout the implementation, building trust with customer admin teams.
 * Scope new implementation or post-implementation services and support related negotiations as needed.
 * Lead the handoff to Customer Success at go-live, ensuring a clean transition across cross-functional teams.
 * Become an expert in CaptivateIQ and in sales commission structures, applying best-practice calculation design across a range of plan types.
 * Collaborate with Product Managers, Customer Success Managers, and Sales throughout the engagement.
 * Proactively identify and escalate project or account risks before they impact the customer or the timeline.
 * Maintain billable utilization against your target, balancing active implementation work with team commitments and initiatives that drive broader organizational impact.
 * Proactively define and adopt team best practices that raise the bar for delivery quality.